सिंह [ siṃha ] [ siṃhá ] m. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) . ; prob. fr. √ [ sah ] ) " the powerful one " , a lion ( also identified with [ ātman ] ) Lit. RV.

the zodiacal sign Leo or its Lagna Lit. VarBṛS. Lit. MārkP.

a hero or eminent person (ifc. = " chief or lord of " , to express excellence of any kind ; cf. [ puruṣa-s ] , [ rāja-s ] , and the similar use of [ ṛṣabha ] , [ vyāghra ] ; sometimes also = " prince , king " e.g. [ nāga-pura-s ] , the king of Nāga-pura ; cf. [ siṃhadvār ] and [ siṃhāsana ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

a partic. form of temple Lit. VarBṛS.

a partic. place prepared for the building of a house Lit. Jyot.

a Moringa with red flowers (= [ rakta-śigru ] ) Lit. L.

(in music) a kind of tune Lit. Saṃgīt.

the symbol or emblem of the 24th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī Lit. MW.

N. of a son of Kṛishṇa Lit. BhP.

of a king of the Vidyā-dharas Lit. Kathās.

of a king (the father of Sāhi-deva) Lit. Cat.

of the Veṅkaṭa mountain Lit. L.

( with [ ācārya ] ) of an astronomer Lit. VarBṛS. Sch.

of various other persons Lit. Buddh. Lit. Rājat.

a partic. mythical bird Lit. R.

[ siṃhā ] f. a partic. grass or plant (= [ nāḍī ] ) Lit. L.

[ siṃhī ] f. see below.